How much: Advance tickets are $25 by calling the box office at 718-727-1135 from noon-5 p.m., and via PayPal at StatenIslandMuseum.com.
(entry will be $30 at the door, if they aren't already sold out). VIP
passes -- which include a pre-show wine & cheese meet-and-greet
with Ingrid, catered by DaNoi -- are $100 and guarantee preferred
seating.

It marks the second appearance for Ingrid on FOX's reality competition juggernaut (a contestant auditioned with the same song a few weeks back).

Well, lo and behold if that double-shot of almighty "A.I." exposure didn't catapult Ingrid's signature tune back into the iTunes Top 40 ("The Way I Am" currently ranks No. 35).

Sure, Simon Cowell dubbed the song "dreary," but seeing as how Ingrid opted not to sign with a major label, Ingrid retains her publishing rights. In short, this means this probably resulted in some pretty good bank for Billboard magazine's indie alt-pop poster girl.

Oh, and it's also worth noting that Simon's fellow judge, Kara Dioguardi, defended "The Way I Am" as a real "singer-songwriter" song -- a move that suddenly made her seem a little more likable than usual

As you might have heard, Ingrid is headlining a benefit perfornance for the Staten Island Museum on March 6 at the Music Hall on the grounds of Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden.

See the infobox to the right for more information about Ingrid's show -- word is tickets are going fast. ... (or check out last week's AWE cover story, by music reporter Ben Johnson here).